Solomon Haumono

Solomon Haumono

Personal information
Nickname	Sol, Solo
Born	(1975-10-13) 13 October 1975 (age 41) Auckland, New Zealand
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	111 kg (17 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1994–96 Manly Sea Eagles 39 6 0 0 24 1997–98 Canterbury Bulldogs 25 7 0 0 28 1999 Balmain Tigers 8 1 0 0 4 2000 St. George Illawarra Dragons 2 0 0 0 0 2003–04 Manly Sea Eagles 37 1 0 0 4 2005–06 London Broncos 48 15 0 0 60 Total 159 30 0 0 120 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2003 City 1 0 0 0 0 1997 New South Wales (SL) 3 0 0 0 0 1997 Australia (SL) 1 0 0 0 0 1995–06 Tonga 2 0 0 0 0
As of 6 December 2006

Solomon Haumono (born 13 October 1975) is a New Zealand-born Australian professional boxer and former rugby league player of Tongan descent.

He attended Newtown Boys High School, Newtown, New South Wales. He then went on to Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham and represented them in the New South Wales Combined Catholic Colleges Australian Schoolboys team 1993.

In rugby league, his preferred position was second row. He played in the NRL for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Canterbury Bulldogs, Balmain Tigers, St George Illawarra Dragons, and in Super League for London Broncos/Harlequins RL. Soloman played at representative level for New South Wales and Australia, although these three state matches and one international match were in 1997, when Super League contracted players were ineligible for State of Origin selection. He also captained Tonga. Haumono was renowned as one of the hardest hitters in the game during his football career.

Haumono was also involved in a bizarre on-field incident, where after being left prone on the field after being on the receiving end of a heavy tackle, his mother ran onto the pitch to render assistance. He dated Gabrielle Richens for a period of time during his time with the Bulldogs. They have since separated.